be about to do something in Englisch

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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Redewendung (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "be about to do some·thing",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "Redewendung",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was about to go away for a holiday, but a car accident thwarted his plans.",
          "translation": "Er wollte gerade in den Urlaub gehen, aber ein Autounfall machte seine Pläne zunichte."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun, im Begriff sein, etwas gerade tun zu wollen"
      ],
      "id": "de-be_about_to_do_something-en-phrase-TSZBnxw0",
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be about to do something"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Englisch",
    "Redewendung (Englisch)",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "hyphenation": "be about to do some·thing",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "Redewendung",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was about to go away for a holiday, but a car accident thwarted his plans.",
          "translation": "Er wollte gerade in den Urlaub gehen, aber ein Autounfall machte seine Pläne zunichte."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun, im Begriff sein, etwas gerade tun zu wollen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be about to do something"
}

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"be about to do something" meaning in Englisch

Phrase